Head to head · 33 criteria compared Across pricing, rules and payout terms, The5ers takes the lead (8 against 6). Alpha Capital Group remains the cheaper way in, so the choice is not automatic.
Alpha Capital Group is a UK forex prop firm registered in 2021, running eight programs that span a $27 two-phase challenge through to accounts funded at purchase. The rulebook is permissive — news, weekend and overnight holding allowed, four platforms — but the tradable universe stops at forex, indices and metals, and Trustpilot has suspended the rating over fake reviews.
Criteria won: 6 / 33
Founded in Israel in 2016, The5ers is one of the oldest forex prop firms still operating. Its strongest asset is the rulebook: static drawdown across every program, no time limit and no consistency rule. The tradable universe stays narrow, though — forex, indices, metals and futures, with no crypto and no equities.
Criteria won: 8 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Alpha Capital Group
$397
The5ers
$545
| Full comparison | Alpha Capital Group | The5ers |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 80/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | — | 4.7/5 |
| Founded | 2021 | 2016 ✓ |
| Headquarters | GB | IL |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $27 ✓ | $39 |
| Price for a 100 K account | $397 ✓ | $545 |
| Refundable fee | — | Yes |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 250 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 ✓ | 2 |
| Profit target | 6 % ✓ | 10 % |
| Max daily loss | 3 % | 5 % ✓ |
| Max total drawdown | 4 % | 10 % ✓ |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) | Static ✓ |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | No |
| Min trading days | 1 ✓ | 3 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 90 % | 100 % ✓ |
| First payout | — | 14 days |
| Payout frequency | Bi-weekly or on demand (chosen at purchase); processed within 2 business days | First withdrawal 14 days after the funded account is granted, then every two weeks; minimum withdrawal $150 |
| Payout methods | rise and wise | crypto and rise |
| Scaling plan | Yes | Yes |
| Max allocation | 400 K | 500 K ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker ✓ | mt5, ctrader, tradingview |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy | fx, indices, metals, futures |
| Leverage | Up to 1:30 on Alpha One (FX), 1:9 metals, 1:10 indices and oil | 1:100 on High Stakes; 1:30 on Hyper Growth and Pro Growth |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes | — |
| Expert Advisors | — | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Alpha Capital Group if… Choose The5ers if… Alpha Capital Group keeps 90 % of profits, then pays Bi-weekly or on demand (chosen at purchase); processed within 2 business days. The5ers keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 14 days, then pays First withdrawal 14 days after the funded account is granted, then every two weeks; minimum withdrawal $150. Payout frequency deserves as much attention as the split itself: a slightly lower share paid every two weeks compounds faster than a headline percentage locked behind a monthly cycle and a long first-withdrawal delay.
Alpha Capital Group is the only one of the two to offer dxtrade, tradelocker. The5ers covers tradingview, which its rival does not. Platform choice is not cosmetic: order execution, available order types and the reliability of your automation all depend on it, and switching mid-evaluation is rarely possible.
The5ers has been running since 2016, 5 years longer than Alpha Capital Group. Our trust pillar scores them 74/100 and 96/100, which weighs age, corporate transparency and public payout evidence. In an industry with no financial regulator overseeing these evaluations, longevity and a verifiable payout history are the closest thing to a guarantee.
Alpha Capital Group opens at $27 against $39 for The5ers, a moderate gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $397 for Alpha Capital Group against $545 for The5ers. The headline fee is rarely the real cost, though: what matters is the price of a reset after a failed attempt, whether the fee comes back on the first payout, and whether an activation fee appears when you move to a funded account. Compare those three lines in the table above before deciding on price alone.
Alpha Capital Group applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown capped at 4 %, with a 3 % daily limit. The5ers applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 5 % daily limit. This is the single most consequential difference between the two. A static drawdown is measured once, from the starting balance, and never moves; a trailing drawdown follows your equity upward, so a winning streak raises the floor you can no longer fall below. Intraday trailing is stricter still, because it tracks unrealised peaks reached inside the session — profit you never actually banked can permanently raise your loss threshold.
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